Jappeloup: The Ride to Victory

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08/30/2015 hésite entre le tableau naturaliste, le drame psychologique et le film sportif. See more 05/25/2015 Maybe a little bit too long but otherwise a wonderful movie and a must see for horse lovers. The exciting story of the famous little horse (only 1.58m) who could jump like there's no tomorrow, and of course its rider, Pierre Durand so wonderfully portrayed by Guillaume Canet who can ride very well himself being the son of horse breeders, which makes for more realistic riding scenes. See more 08/22/2014 Comme disait un célèbre critique, aujourd'hui décédé, ''Thumb down''. See more 03/16/2014 It reminded me a bit of the Rocky genre; themes of underdog rising and the intimate conversations you can only have with your other half. Good work! See more 02/08/2014 Quel est l'intérêt d'un film comme celui de Jappeloup racontant l'histoire d'un cheval extraordinaire et de son cavalier à priori assez peu commun aussi ? Pour moi ça serait d'émouvoir. Malheureusement je trouve que le film peine à le faire. Très factuel dans ses débuts le film peine à nous intéresser à un niveau sentimental sur l'histoire de ses protagonistes. On est curieux, les acteurs sont assez bon mais l'histoire déroule trop vite et sans donner assez d'intensité et de profondeur. Seuls quelques scènes avec les chevaux apporte l'émotion recherchée et quelques situations fugaces. Le pire se sont les artifices censés apporter de l'émotion comme la mort du père et quelques autres lourdeurs. Dommage, le film est quand même plaisant mais ne suscite pas assez d'émotion. See more 11/21/2013 Visually stunning and educated performances by the cast. It's a film about a national hero in France and for French it's a very nice opportunity to follow his steps until the Olympic Games in Seoul. On the other hand, Canet's adaptation is poorly written and he made some changes that I didn't like. Changes that approximate Pierre Durand's real story to the screenwriter's story with horses and this shouldn't have been done in an adaptation of a real fact. It's kinda disrespectful with the champion rider. Anyway, I'd rather watch a documentary about Jappeloup. Only if you really love horses that I recommend it. See more Read all reviews

Jappeloup: The Ride to Victory

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